What Does the Term Anastomosis Mean

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Multiple Choice

What does the term anastomosis mean?

• A)Communication of blood vessels with another connecting channel
• B)Foreign material in the blood
• C)A large network of blood vessels
• D)Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel walls

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Definitions:

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